Rattle, clunk

Creeeeeak

The chains and restraints on the Chimera were released. The steel bars that held the giant beast started fading and quickly disintegrated.

How could you do this?! Hargaan shouted in anger, intensely glaring at YuWon, who had just broken the sealing crystal.

YuWon had become the master of the Chimera.

Hargaan felt like he was just betrayed by a trusted comrade. However, YuWons next action was not what he had expected.

Chimera, YuWon said.

Grrrrr

Break that wall, YuWon ordered.

Having been released from its shackles, the Chimera ran towards the wall. When it collided with it, it shook the entire cave.

Smash!

Rumble!

The wall crumbled, and another cave was unveiled.

Surprised by YuWons unexpected command, Hargaan asked, What are you doing?

Why dont you first let go of me, and then we can talk.

Grab

YuWon tried to push off Hargaans hand.

Squeeze

However, Hargaan wouldnt let go of his shoulder. He still didnt trust YuWon.

Explain properly first.

That guys not going to attack you guys because Im the one controlling it. YuWon motioned at the Chimera with his chin.

The boss of the 5th Tutorial. YuWon had managed to get full control of it by destroying the sealing crystal. Now, it would only move on YuWons orders. So as long as YuWon didnt intend on attacking the participants with it, there would be no problems.

I have a different opponent to face.

Theres a different opponent?

The Chimera is a monster created from the various monsters on this island.

What does that have to do with?

So who created this Chimera?

Hargaans eyes widened after hearing YuWons question, and he eased his grip on his shoulder. He stared at the wall the Chimera broke down. If the Chimera was the true boss, and there was no additional stage, the other cave shouldnt have existed.

No way thought Hargaan.

But there certainly was a way, and YuWon started walking to the newly opened space with the Chimera.

It was an unexpected situation.

Captain.

What should we do?

The message clearly said to kill the Chimera. He was the Tutorials boss, and they were participants that had to defeat the boss. However, the situation before them turned out to be not so black and white.

Lets check it out first.

Hargaan and his team followed behind YuWon.

Inside the broken wall, there was a long tunnel, and inside was

What the?

An arm?

A head?

What looked to be human body parts hanging all over the place.

Thud, thud

YuWon continued to make his way through the tunnel with his Chimera.

The end of the tunnel appeared not long after.

Fwoosh

It led to a large cave lined with torches.

This was the 5th Tutorials boss room No.4, which the message had kept a secret.

[Youve entered Boss Room No.4.]

[The boss has been updated.]

[DEFEAT THE BOSS THE CHIMERA CREATOR.]

A new boss?

Whats a Chimera Creator?

Damn it. Whats going on?

Hargaan and his teammates were confused by the new messages that suddenly popped up.

Even before getting selected by the Tower, Hargaan had been told over and over about the Tutorial, but even he had never heard of room No.4 or the existence of another boss.

This place is Hargaan said while looking around the room.

This was a cave that was far bigger than the other boss rooms. And inside the cave, the floor was littered with corpses.

Are you participants of the Tutorial?

Grrrr

YuWons Chimera let out a cry mixed with anger.

Were you taking a nap? YuWon asked while looking at the center of the cave.

Step

There was a long desk and a very skinny man working on something with blood-stained hands.

Chimera Creator, YuWon called out.

Well, this is a first.

Creak

The man stood up from his chair. His face was as bony as his body. He must have not seen the sun in a long time. His skin was beyond pale, which starkly contrasted with his black robe.

Despite having control over the Chimera, you didnt betray the other participants and instead came to my room. The mans raspy voice exuded an ominous feeling.

Amused, he smiled while looking back and forth between YuWon and Hargaan.

Oho. So youre a descendant of Zeus. You might only be a halfbreed, but you should still be quite useful.

Who are you calling a halfbreed?

Hargaans forehead vein popped out.

Halfbreed. It was Hargaans most hated word.

Hargaan angrily asked, Who is this guy?

The dark magician Childe. Hes a Ranker that disappeared from the Tower long ago.

Childe?

Hargaan was taken aback. A Ranker in the Tutorial? Setting aside the fact that a being that was once at the top of the Tower was somehow in the Tutorial, how were they supposed to beat a Ranker?

Is this guy actually the Childe?

Yeah.

Ive heard of him before. Hes a Ranker that was the test examiner on the 50th floor. I heard how he captured hundreds of players for experiments and made a Chimera by mixing various monsters.

Hargaans teammates froze up after hearing Hargaans explanation. That was a pretty infamous incident in the Tower. A Ranker who wasnt able to control their desires and impulses ended up messing with countless test participants despite being a test examiner.

Dont be such a wuss. He ended up losing to a player in a humiliating fashion, and due to breaking the rules of the Tower, he lost most of his powers.

He lost his powers?

Yeah. And due to that event, hes been forced to make the Tutorials bosses for a thousand years. Though, even after a thousand years pass, he wont be able to regain his powers.

The smile on Childes face slowly wore off as YuWon continued to talk. He didnt find it all that pleasing to hear someone else talk about his circumstances.

You. How do you know about me? Childe asked while staring closely at YuWon.

Seeing as how he must have hit a nerve, YuWon smirked while pointing at his own eyes.

Do you by chance remember these?

Are you asking me to pull out your eyes? Why are you pointing at your

Childe stopped talking after seeing his eyes. They had turned red. It was the [Cinder Eyes.]

When he noticed them, Childe erupted into fury.

You scoundrel!

Fwoooosh!

Childes voice echoed as jet-black mana started circling around him.

YuWon reached out his hand in front of him to protect himself from the mana with [Colossal Fire.]

Ugh

What kind of mana is this?

Didnt you say he lost his powers?

Vzzzzt

Hargaan shot out an electric field, nullifying the black mana.

This is him without his powers, YuWon said.

Hargan grumbled, fighting against the black mana that Childe was exuding.

If he was a real Ranker, wed all be dead already, YuWon continued.

Fwooosh, fwoosh

YuWon protected himself by shrouding himself with fire.

Able to feel Childes anger through the mana, YuWon looked back at Childe to mock him.

So you still havent forgotten.

Those eyes. Those eyes! Where did you get them?!

I got them inside the Tutorial.

Scoundrel, are you a kin of that Monkey?

Monkey. There werent many who could refer to The Great Sage, Heavens Equal in that manner.

Knowing the relationship between Childe and Son OhGong, YuWon continued to push his buttons.

What are you so upset about? Youre the one that captured and experimented on participants despite being a test examiner.

Answer my question!

No. I didnt come here just to satisfy your curiosity

YuWons eyes darted between the human-type Chimeras that filled the cave.

I came here because I cant stand letting scumbags like you continue to live.

Those words fully flipped Childes switch.

You bastard!

Rumble, rumble

The cave shook.

The black mana flooded the floor, and the corpses that littered the cave started twitching. The corpses were covered in stitches with mismatched heads, eyes, arms, and legs glued together.

Fine, I dont need your answer. I at least know that you and that Monkey are related. Im going to make you talk, and after tearing you apart, Im going to turn you into a Chimera and present it to that fucking Monkey.

The Chimeras in the room reacted to the bloodthirst in Childes voice. They were human-type Chimeras made from the body parts of Tutorial participants. And some of them emanated pretty dense mana.

So its these guys, huh, YuWon thought.

Approximately a hundred years later, a player that could control Chimeras would appear in the lower floors. The players Chimeras, unlike normal Chimeras, grew stronger as they climbed the Tower, as if they had received the systems blessing.

Chimeras that could level up. Those were the Chimeras that Childe was researching here.

It seems that he was nearing completion, but

Luckily, it seemed that he simply had a large number of them, and they werent perfected yet.

Chimera.

Grrrrr

The unsealed Chimera reacted to YuWons words. It bared its fangs like it was ready to charge at any moment. It was probably furious at Childe for turning it into such an abomination.

Clear out all these mutts.

Kyaaagh!

Thud, stomp, stomp

It was a fight between Chimeras.

The giant unsealed Chimera stomped and tore apart the human-type Chimeras.

Fuck. I dont know whats going on, but!

We just have to get rid of these things, right?

Hargaans teammates started fighting against the monsters too.

The human-type Chimeras were a bit too strong for the average Tutorial participant to handle. However, these guys were all high-ranking participants.

Hargaan started shooting out electric attacks, slaughtering the Chimeras, which greatly helped the situation.

YuWons original plan was to have the unsealed Chimera keep the human-type Chimeras preoccupied while he fought against Childe, but thanks to Hargaan and his team, YuWon had one less concern.

This should make things a bit easier.

No longer needing to pay any attention to the enemy Chimeras, YuWon felt at ease while looking at Childe.

Childe was pointing a staff made out of black wood at YuWon.

Whirr

The black mana around YuWon pulsated, and from the staff, a shining mana shot out.

Whoosh!

[Dark Casket]

Thunk

A black casket appeared out of nowhere and swallowed YuWon whole.

That is an unbreakable casket. Even the sealed Chimera wouldnt be able to break out of it.

Having caught YuWon much more easily than he had predicted, Childe laughed, forgetting about his anger.

I might have fallen and lost my power, but how dare a lowly Tutorial participant look down on me? Im going to turn you into a Chimera, and for eternity youll be neither alive nor

Crack

The [Dark Casket] started to fracture.

Dead?

Childe questioned his own eyes. There was no way that a greenhorn that hadnt even earned the qualification of being a player was doing this.

Thump!

Kk-crack!

H-How the?!

But it was happening.

A shock reverberated inside, and this shock was breaking down the [Dark Casket.]

Childe quickly imbued more mana through his staff, but he had reacted a little too late.

Smash!

Shatter

The [Dark Casket,] an immobilization skill that Childe prided in, was destroyed by a mere Tutorial participant, of all people.

Crack, snap

Having smashed through the [Dark Casket] with his bare hands, YuWon walked out of the fragments clenching and unclenching his fist.

That arm Childe said in shock.

YuWons right arm had grown over 50% bigger. The veins looked like they were ready to pop, and YuWons body had an irregular flow of mana.

As a Ranker, Childe had once seen a skill like this from a distance. Although, YuWons skill was almost pathetic in comparison

Childe gave up on thinking in the midst of all the confusion.

Scoundrel, what is your relationship with Olympus?

In Childes eyes, YuWon appeared quite similar to a certain Olympus Ranker.

The key player in the Gigantomachy mythology. A son of Zeus, the main character of The 12 Labors, and the holder of the title the Giant Slayer

The great hero Hercules.

Only

[Gigantification]

Right now, that heros power was imbued in YuWons arm.